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New 25 Percent Tariff on Indian Imports: Starting August 27, 2025, the U.S. will impose a 25 percent tariff on certain products from India, in addition to existing duties....more
8/7/2025
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New reciprocal tariffs take effect August 7, excluding Canada, China and Mexico which are subject to separate measures....more
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As the August 1 deadline approaches, the U.S. has reached trade deals with several countries that lower U.S. tariff rates in exchange for increased market access and investments benefiting U.S. industries....more
7/31/2025
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New 40% Tariff on Brazilian Imports: Starting August 6, 2025, the U.S. will impose a 40% tariff on certain products from Brazil, in addition to existing duties....more
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched national security investigations into imports of polysilicon and drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act....more
Key Takeaways - Tariff Deadline Extended to August 1: President Trump postponed the implementation of country-specific reciprocal tariffs from July 9 to August 1, giving countries additional time to negotiate deals with the...more
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The U.S. Court of International Trade struck down President Trump’s fentanyl and reciprocal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), ruling the statute did not...more
5/30/2025
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On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) on imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft...more
After negotiations over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and China reached a new trade deal on Monday, May 12, 2025, to temporarily slash tariffs on each country’s goods by 115 percent for the next 90...more
On April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated, pursuant to President Trump’s directive, two new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232), one on imports of pharmaceuticals and...more
4/16/2025
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On April 9, President Trump issued an executive order pausing certain new reciprocal tariffs announced last week while simultaneously substantially increasing tariffs on Chinese imports subject to those reciprocal tariffs....more
On April 2, President Trump announced new tariffs impacting a wide array of imported products from nearly all countries. Additional tariffs range from 10% to nearly 50% and become effective starting April 5. Concurrently, the...more
Thursday, March 6, President Trump signed two Executive Orders significantly curtailing the scope of the emergency tariffs he imposed on Tuesday, March 4, impacting U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico. Effective today, U.S....more
3/10/2025
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Effective last Tuesday, most U.S. imports from China are now subject to 20% emergency tariffs and imports from Canada and Mexico are subject to 25% emergency tariffs, in addition to any other applicable import duties. These...more
3/10/2025
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On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine whether...more
3/6/2025
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Absent further action from President Trump yesterday, new tariffs of up to 25% on U.S. imports of goods originating in Canada and Mexico went into effect at 12:01 am ET March 4, 2025. Trump has also announced a 10% increase...more
3/5/2025
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On February 25, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) to determine...more
Thursday, President Trump issued a memorandum introducing the President’s “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” to investigate and take actions to correct “longstanding imbalances in international trade.”...more
On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed proclamations expanding the existing 25% tariffs on steel articles and increasing the tariffs on aluminum imports from 10% to 25% under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of...more
UPDATE (as of Feb. 3, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET): President Trump announced on TruthSocial an agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to “pause[] for a 30 day period” the announced tariffs while the U.S. government...more
2/3/2025
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This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking that could significantly impact and curtail the entry of low-value shipments not exceeding $800 (commonly known as de...more
A long-awaited statutory review of tariffs imposed on imports of Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 resulted in the Biden Administration increasing tariffs on EVs, semiconductors, solar products, steel...more
5/23/2024
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On Friday, March 17, the United States Court of International Trade (“CIT”) upheld the List 3 and List 4 tariffs imposed on Chinese imports in litigation brought by more than 3600 importers challenging the United States Trade...more